Louise Taggart
Glasgow,Lanarkshire
Summary
Dedicated registered paediatric nurse with 15 years of experience in a variety of settings, including NHS, social care and private sector. Demonstrates exceptional skills in accurate record keeping, time management aligned with NHS Trust Key Performance indicators, and the ability to work under pressure. Proficient in enteral feeding training and management, tracheostomy care, epilepsy management, and residential school nursing. Committed to delivering high-quality care through independent and team collaborations while continuously enhancing professional competencies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Abbott Nutrition Nurse Advisor
CHASE Search and Selection on behalf of Abbott Nut
NHS Fife and NHS Tayside, Fife and Tayside
2023.12 - Current
- Delivered patient-specific discharge training in collaboration with NHS trusts, adhering to Key Performance Indicators.
- Facilitated additional training for patients and caregivers in community settings based on individual requirements.
- Conducted enteral feeding tube changes per agreements established with NHS trusts.
- Operated as an autonomous practitioner while engaging within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care.
- Managed troubleshooting of enteral feeding tubes and pumps through various communication methods.
- Supported Abbott Nutrition on-call nurse phone service, carrying out one shift per month as per rota
Staff Nurse
Capability Scotland
Lanark, Lanarkshire
2018.07 - 2023.11
- Providing care to children and young people with complex additional support and exceptional health care needs within a school and residential unit.
- Regularly assessing children and young people and updating their care plans accordingly, regularly liaising with their parents and carers to ensure their care plan best fits their needs.
- Carrying out specialist nursing care based on individual's health care needs, whether be respiratory management, enteral feeding feeding, medication administration and so on.
- Taking the lead in emergency situations and liaising with member of the multidisciplinary team if required.
- Providing support and guidance to other members of the multi disciplinary as they develop the skills to support the children and young people within our setting.
- Participating in regular reviews with other members of the multidisciplinary team. In preparation for this ensuring I complete health reports to share with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Staff Nurse Band 5
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
2011.09 - 2018.07
- Providing care within a specialist paediatric hospital as a band 5 staff nurse.
- Worked firstly within the neurology/respiratory ward then following the hospital relocation, worked within ward dedicated for children and young people within an elective surgical, gastroenterology and respiratory ward.
- Providing individual nursing care based on the child/young person's individual care needs.
- Acting as an advocate for the child/young person and their family.
- Liaising with other members of the multi disciplinary team, within and out with the hospital environment
Education
Bachelor of Nursing - Child Branch
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, City of Glasgow 2007.09 - 2010.04
Higher National Certificate - Healthcare
Clydebank College
Clydebank, City of Glasgow 2006.08 - 2007.05
Skills
- Person centred cate
- Patient advocacy
- Independent and team working collaborations
- Accurate record keeping
- Ability to work under pressure
- Time management, as per NHS Trust Key Performance indicators
- Enteral feeding training and management, including routine reviews troubleshooting and device changes as per NHS Trust contract agreement
- Residential school nursing
- Ward nursing (paediatric respiratory, gastroenterology and neurology)
- Tracheostomy care
- Epilepsy management
- Respiratory management
Accomplishments
In 2025, I received a nomination by my line manager for the category "Learning Agility". Although I did not receive the overall ward for this, I felt honoured to have at least being nominated.
Training
- Abbott Nutrition Nurse Advisor, Intensive Training Course (ITC)/Clinical Skills Programme
- Oliver McGowan Training
- Abbott Nutrition On call Nurse Service training
- Abbott Nutrition Nurse Advisor, Digital Skills Programme
- Gateway Training (on behalf of Abbott Nutrition) course on Statutory and Mandatory Training and assessment (Manual handling, Infection Control, Record Keeping, Basic Life Support, Safeguarding)
- Medication Awareness and Administration - Capability Scotland, course provided by Emcare.
- Care of a Child/Young Person with Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) in place - Capability Scotland.
- Moving and Assisted Administration of Blended Diet via gastrostomy Button - Capability Scotland.
- Secretion Management in Paediatric Patients with Neurodisability - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
- Emergency First Aid at Work - St Andrews First Aid.
- Anaphylaxis and AAI’s for Primary Care - Allergy UK.
- Community LearnPro: Adult Protection Awareness, Duty of Candour, Data Protection (including GDPR), Child Protection Awareness, Equality and Diversity Awareness, Fire Safety Awareness, Health and Safety Awareness, Infection Control Awareness, Moving and Assisting – Inanimate Load, Risk Awareness, Food Safety Awareness (Food Safety, Food Preparation, Personal Hygiene), Guide to Health Eating - Capability Scotland – Community LearnPro.
- Cardiopumonary Resuscitation Train the Trainer’s Course - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- Venapuncture and Cannulation - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- Tracheostomy Care and Management Training - Capability Scotland.
- Epilepsy Awareness - Capability Scotland.
- SAGE & THYME – A Model for Training Health and Social Care Professionals in Patient-focused Support - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- Pain Study Day - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Timeline
Abbott Nutrition Nurse Advisor
CHASE Search and Selection on behalf of Abbott Nut
2023.12 - Current
Staff Nurse
Capability Scotland
2018.07 - 2023.11
Staff Nurse Band 5
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2011.09 - 2018.07
Bachelor of Nursing - Child Branch
Glasgow Caledonian University
2007.09 - 2010.04
Higher National Certificate - Healthcare
Clydebank College
2006.08 - 2007.05